The NASA EPSCoR Office has released the 2021-22 ISS Flight Opportunity CAN.
This opportunity for pre-proposal submission has closed. If interested in submitting to the ISS Flight Opp, please email nasaepscor@iastate.edu first.
Released: October 15, 2021
Due: January 14, 2022
Click here to view the CAN: ISS Flight Opportunity
Utilization of the ISS will further strengthen the relationships between NASA and the EPSCoR jurisdictions in the pursuit of national priorities for the advancement of science. This use of the ISS will also open new paths for the jurisdictions to compete for and win much larger spaceflight research projects.
NASA EPSCoR, through the jurisdiction’s research projects,will provide the ground-based research. Proposed projects have previously been selected by NASA EPSCoR for ground based research funding. All proposed projects shall be mature enough to transition to a flight experiment with little or no additional NASA funding. Through this solicitation, the ISS will provide the integration and flight opportunity. There are a variety of laboratory facilities and capabilities designed to support a range of scientific disciplines on the ISS.
The program parameters are:
- It is estimated that up to six (6) proposals may be selected for funding
- The maximum funding request per proposal is $100,000 for ISS Flight Opp. This amount is to be expended over a three-year period.
- There is no cost share requirement for this opportunity
- The anticipated start date may be negotiated with the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) Grants Officer
- A maximum of one proposal will be selected to go forward from the State of Iowa. The Iowa NASA EPSCoR Technical Advisory Committee will select the winning proposal if multiple proposals are received.
- Please follow your institutional protocol for proposal and budget creation and submission to the Iowa NASA EPSCoR Office. You may reach out to nasaepscor@iastate.edu with questions.